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Miscellaneous Myths: Heracles

published:21 Aug 2017

Miscellaneous Myths: Heracles

Miscellaneous Myths: Heracles

published:21 Aug 2017

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The man. The myth. The legend. The hero so ancient, he\'s been alleged to have gone pretty much everywhere and done pretty much everything (and everyone!) I can\'t possibly talk about all of his exploits in a single rationally-sized video, but here\'s the major highlights in the timeline of Heracles.
(Should I do separate videos on the Gigantomachy, Heracles\'s questionably realistic adventures in Egypt, and the whole \"saving Prometheus\" thing? Let me know!)
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Miscellaneous Myths: Heracles

published:21 Aug 2017

views:1617584

The man. The myth. The legend. The hero so ancient, he\'s been alleged to have gone pretty much everywhere and done pretty much everything (and everyone!) I can\'t possibly talk about all of his exploits in a single rationally-sized video, but here\'s the major highlights in the timeline of Heracles.
(Should I do separate videos on the Gigantomachy, Heracles\'s questionably realistic adventures in Egypt, and the whole \"saving Prometheus\" thing? Let me know!)
PATREON: www.patreon.com/user?u=4664797
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Find us on Twitter @OSPYouTube!...

This week, Mike Rugnetta re-introduces Herakles, the strong man of Greek and Roman myth. Strongman with a darkside, that is. You\'ll learn about Herakles\' 10 actually 12 labors, the story of his birth, his death, some of his marriages, none of which turned out that great, and some of his character fl

The man. The myth. The legend. The hero so ancient, he\'s been alleged to have gone pretty much everywhere and done pretty much everything (and everyone!) I can\'t possibly talk about all of his exploits in a single rationally-sized video, but here\'s the major highlights in the timeline of Heracles.

The Greek mythology tale of how Herakles sired Sparta is what some call his 13th labor. The Spartans feature in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, including, King Leonidas (not the Gerard Butler 300 movie version). In the game, he has grandchildren called Alexios and Kassandra. Narration by Lawrence “MasakoX